Browsing Faculty of Graduate Studies Online Theses by Title
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G. J. Rheticus and the Authorship of the Anonymous Epistola de terrae motu
(2013-08-08)This thesis considers the anonymously published Epistola de terrae motu and the question of its authorship. The authorship of this treatise was attributed to G. J. Rheticus by Reijer Hooykaas in a publication released in ... -
Gambian Compounds: Their Role, Significance and Influence on Planning
(1997)Peri-urban compounds were examined in order to gain an understanding of the potential role, significance and influence this group of settlement units, might have on planning in The Gambia, West Africa. Solutions to planning ... -
GAME OF TONES: A TWAIL-ANALYSIS OF THE EVOLUTION AND IMPACTS OF THE UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER REGIME IN AFRICA.
(2018-08-30)The 1992 Rio Outcome articulates what is arguably, to date, the most ambitious North–South environmentally sound technology (EST) transfer aspirations. Yet, 26 years post-Rio, Africa remains at the lowest rung of the global ... -
GAME-BASED SECOND LANGUAGE VOCABULARY TRAINING: IMPLICATIONS FOR LEARNING OUTCOMES AND BRAIN FUNCTION
(2015)This study sought to investigate the influence of training strategy on adult second language vocabulary learning and the development and integration of second language semantic networks in the brain. English speaking ... -
Gap Junction Formation in Heart Valves in Response to Mechanical Loading
(2013-08-27)Valvular interstitial cells (VICs) are responsible for the maintenance of heart valve leaflet structure, however their responses to mechanical loading are not fully understood. Further characterization of VIC responses ... -
Gas mixing and flow dynamics in circulating fluidized beds with secondary air injection.
(Dalhousie University, 2001) -
A gas tension method for air-water gas exchange studies.
(Dalhousie University, 1993) -
Gas-phase luminescence of aromatic carbonyl compounds and the design and use of a gas chromatographic detector.
(Dalhousie University, 1998) -
Gaseous nitrogen and odour emissions following manure application under grassland and cultivated systems.
(Dalhousie University, 2007) -
Gasification of rice husk in a fluidized bed reactor.
(Dalhousie University, 1998) -
Gastêr, Nêdys, and Thauma: Feminine Sources of Deception and Generation in Hesiod’s Theogony
(2015)Through his characterization of Gaia, Metis, Athena, and Pandora, Hesiod attributes the potential for generation and deception to feminine sources and describes how the masculine characters, such as Ouranos, Kronos, Zeus ... -
Gates, GAVI and Giving: Philanthropic Foundations, Public-Private Partnerships and the Governing of Government
(2011-05-02)International development has become an increasingly fragmented and complex undertaking, with private wealth assuming an increasingly important role. At the forefront of this group sits the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, ... -
Gateway to the Northern Isles: Growing Tourism in Shetland Through the Lenses of Landscape
(2018-04-06)This thesis identifies and seeks to utilize the inherent potential in the Shetland Islands for sustainably growing the tourism industry. It proposes the development of an architecture for observation as a means of reshaping ... -
Gather, Bridge, Weave, Dream: A Two Eyed Seeing Approach to Architecture and Design
(2021-04-08)This thesis emerges out of my belief that any tangible effort towards a future more sustainable than our present reality requires the integration and amplification of Indigenous perspectives. This thesis aims to unite the ... -
GAUSSIAN PROCESS PROXY MODELS FOR POROUS MEDIA FLOWS
(2016-02-16)Despite the recent data explosion, many optimization and decision making processes are constrained with detailed and/or expensive simulation runs. Therefore, original simulation models are replaced with a light-weight model ... -
GAY MEN'S SEXUAL SUBJECTIVITIES IN THE AGE OF HIV/AIDS: A POSTSTRUCTURAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS OF ACTIVISTS' EXPERIENCES IN NOVA SCOTIA
(2014-12-01)HIV/AIDS has been a part of the lives of gay men and other men who have sex with men (MSM) for over 30 years. Despite improvements in treatment, access to education, and targeted efforts by public health and AIDS Service ... -
The GCS1 gene of Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
(Dalhousie University, 1994) -
GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT IN CANADA’S OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE: GAPS BETWEEN THEORY, POLICY AND PRACTICE 1970-2019
(2020-06-02)The main argument of this thesis is that the gaps in the practice of equality have limited Canada’s capability to transform inequality. The research is What are the policy gaps and problems weakening Canada’s transformative ... -
Gender and Excellence in the Myth of Atalanta
(2020-12-18)Atalanta has a complicated and contradictory mythological tradition in classical antiquity. Her excellence in masculine activities produces tension and fascination. Shunning marriage, she races and kills suitors until one ... -
GENDER DYNAMICS BETWEEN INTIMATE-PARTNER BUSINESS OWNERS. A CASE STUDY OF COPRENEUR AND SOLO ENTREPRENEUR SPOUSES IN UGANDA.
(2018-12-18)Despite being a unique category of family businesses, intimate-partner business owners, such as copreneurs and solo entrepreneurs are under-investigated - especially in the Global south. This thesis looks how gender relations ...